Tag: KNRM
KNRM Huizen in 2022 busiest station in the Netherlands: ‘Doubtful honour’
It is a ‘doubtful honour’, but KNRM rescue station Huizen has been the most active of all stations in 2022. This is what skipper Mark van den Brink of the…
KNRM rescue stations in Friesland will be more active in 2022. Lifeguards on the Wadden Islands also look back on a busy year
Lifeboat Arie Visser in action during a demonstration near Terschelling last year. Photo: Neeke Smit The Royal Dutch Rescue Society announced on Tuesday how the past year had gone for…
Man jumps off pier in Velsen to rescue dog, KNRM brings them ashore | Inland
Shortly before that, the animal had jumped into the water. The owner and his dog were then brought ashore by a KNRM boat. The dog has been checked by employees…
Striking ‘rescue action’ on IJmeer: KNRM on the road for lost aircraft advertising
The KNRM goes out on Saturday evening for an unusual action. An aerial advertising plane lost its banner over the IJmeer, so the pilot called the coastguard. The KNRM of…
New accommodation for KNRM and Rescue Brigade Petten nicely on schedule
The steel construction is standing, the shape of the new home for the rescuers in Petten is clearly visible: the new building will soon offer space for all materials, such…
KNRM carried out fewer rescues last year due to bad summer weather
The Royal Dutch Rescue Company (KNRM) brought 3,550 people ashore safely last year. That is a lot less than a year earlier, when 4,155 people were rescued, according to figures…